Nadia Rapti |Bodies in action

Nadia Rapti is an artist currently living and working in Athens, Greece.

She received her degree in Architecture from National Technical University Athens (2002), a Master’s degree in Design Studies from Graduate School of Design, Harvard University (2004) and has attended a two year course in Fine Art Painting at the Hellenic – American Educational Foundation, Athens College.

I admire athletes’ persistence, their diligence for the everyday workout and their concentration the moment of the game. I get inspiration from photographs of athletes working out or competing as a team, group or unit. I try to capture and depict in my paintings the stiffness and strength of their bodies, the tension of the moment as well as the effort and the concentration that the moment requires.